Justin Leighty

As campers bring more and more electronics with them — whether in tents or in RVs — and as RV designs allow campers to bring more of the comforts of home to campgrounds, the need for reliable electrical service today has grown into a business imperative. “I’m of the belief that having your park with […]

When the RV industry gathered this morning (May 13) in Elkhart, Ind. at the RV/MH Hall of Fame for the 3rd Annual Power Breakfast, a trio of speakers representing the manufacturing, finance and campground sectors helped illustrate just how far-reaching the optimism is surrounding the RV market’s future. “We’re having fun and we’re providing fun,” […]

The Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) 2015 Spring Meeting and Trade Show is under way in Kerrville, Texas, with 150 campground owners and operators joining 40 vendors for the annual event. The event is split between TACO Board President Don Temple’s Guadalupe River RV Resort and The Inn of the Hills just down the […]

During an earnings call Tuesday (April 21) to discuss Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.’s (ELS) first-quarter earnings, Marguerite Nader, president and CEO of the Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT) offered details on the company’s growth. Woodall’s Campground Management reported that the biggest reason for the company’s core earnings growth of 6%, she said, is “first and […]

The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) wrapped its Committee Week and spring board meeting last week, putting the finishing touches on a new strategic plan and deciding to keep the board’s structure as it is. The board also heard from the related ARVC Foundation, which operates the education efforts for ARVC’s 3,000-plus members, […]

The pace hasn’t slowed for registrations for the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) Spring Show, said Brian Schaeffer, executive director of the organization. “Reservations are coming in fast,” he told Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness. In fact, TACO expects this show, April 26-28 in Kerrville, to set an attendance record. Of course, the […]

When hundreds of campground owners and operators gathered in Nashua, N.H., March 19-21 for the 51st Northeast Conference on Camping, there was a lot of anticipation for the coming summer camping season. There was also a little apprehension about whether the snow would melt in time for many campgrounds across the 11-state region from Maine […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported January’s park model RV shipments totaled 261 units, an increase of 4% from the 227 units in the same month of 2014. By state, the largest number of park model units were shipped to Arizona, followed by Texas, then Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California, according to RVIA figures.

There’s a good business case to be made for growth in the outdoor hospitality market in general, and by all accounts one key to that growth is an expanding mix of rental accommodations that bring new guests into campgrounds and RV parks across North America. According to a report by Woodall’s Campground Management, it’s one […]

NTP-STAG’s 2015 “The Expo” opens today (Feb. 3), the second year in a row for NTP’s event to entertain RV dealers at The Venetian Hotel and Casino and the adjoining Sands Convention Center. It’s also the second show in two weeks for NTP-STAG, a curious coincidence that predated the merger of the two largest distributors […]